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Nelson Section

Nelson Section
Kawatiri Junction.jpg
The remains of the former Kawatiri Station, 2007
Overview
Type New Zealand Government Railways regional rail
Status Closed
Locale  Tasman District, New Zealand
Termini Port Nelson
Glenhope (1912 to 1926, 1931 to 1955)
Kawatiri (1926 to 1931)
Stations 25
Operation
Opened 29 January 1876 (Nelson to Foxhill)
17 May 1880 (Nelson to Port)
25 July 1881 (Foxhill to Belgrove)
2 March 1899 (Belgrove to Motupiko)
6 August 1906 (Motupiko to Tadmor)
18 December 1908 (Tadmor to Kiwi)
2 September 1912 (Kiwi to Glenhope)
21 June 1926 (Glenhope to Kawatiri)
17 June 1954 (freight only)
Closed 12 July 1931 (Glenhope to Kawatiri)
13 June 1954 (passengers)
3 September 1955 (freight)
Owner Railways Department
Operator(s) Railways Department
Public Works Department
Character Rural
Technical
Line length 96.64 km (60 mi) (to Glenhope)
103.20 km (64.1 mi) (to Kawatiri)
Number of tracks Single
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map
0.00 Port
Nelson Haven
Dun Mountain Railway
1.61 Nelson
Hampden St. Crossing
unofficial stopping place
4.67 Bishopdale
8.67 Stoke
11.10 Freezing Works
13.52 Richmond
15.13 Appleby
16.74 Hope
Waimea River
21.24 Brightwater
23.50 Spring Grove
27.84 Wakefield
32.19 Wai-iti
34.12 Foxhill
35.63 Belgrove
900m Spooners Tunnel
51.34 Motupiko(Kohatu)
56.49 Mararewa
59.22 Tapawera
Motueka River
63.73 Rakau
68.08 Tadmor
76.28 Kiwi
81.43 Tui
85.94 Kaka
96.64 Glenhope
Hope River
185m Kawatiri Tunnel
Hope River
103.20 Kawatiri
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